PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia region - and Chester - is getting a visit from Sweden's royal family.

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are scheduled to stop Friday in the city as part of a four-day trip to the U.S. They will be in Chester Saturday morning.

The royals are marking the 375th anniversary of the founding of the colony of New Sweden.

In 1638, Swedish and Finnish colonists arrived by boat in present-day Wilmington, Del. That's about 25 miles southwest of Philadelphia.

The royals' tour of Philadelphia will include Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell and the American Swedish Historical Museum.

On Saturday, the royals will be joined by the speaker of Finland's parliament for events in suburban Philadelphia and Delaware.

The royals are expected to make a stop in Chester as part of the celebration of the 375th Jubilee Day in the city. This yearlong multi-state celebration commemorates the establishment of the first permanent European settlement in the Delaware Valley 375 years ago. As Finland was a part of Sweden at the time of settlement, both Sweden and Finland jointly founded the settlement and acknowledge its 375th Anniversary. The Delaware River served as the corridor where colonists formed Swedish settlements as far north as the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania and in Swedesboro and other communities in New Jersey, to the original Fort Christina in present-day Wilmington, Delaware.

Chester will commence its ceremonies at 11 a.m. at the Finnish Monument, Mother's Arc, Concord Avenue in the city to honor the Finnish settlers to the Delaware River Valley.

The ceremonies are open to the public. All are encouraged to arrive between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.